Capitol City Mine (Panhandle; Old Glory; Laddie Boy; Sunny Chief), Galena Mining District (Henson Creek Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 1' 3'' North , 107° 28' 11'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
114428
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:114428:7
GUID (UUID V4):
521a19d6-0787-4c9f-8eff-e748895fbc68
REF:Patented Claims: Capitol City; MS 1148; Unpatented Claims: Crusader; Freeholder; East End; Capitol City No. 2; MS 1149; High Stepper; Lilly; MS 1559; Monkey Shine
Deposit:: IRVING, J.D., AND BANCROFT, HOWLAND, 1911, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS NEAR LAKE CITY, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 478, P. 77-78.
Deposit:: SLACK, J.F., 1980, MULTISTAGE VEIN ORES OF THE LAKE CITY DISTRICT, WESTERN SAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: ECON. GEOLOGY
Commodities (Major) - Zinc, Copper, Lead, Silver; (Minor) - Gold
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Past Producer
Structure: San Juan-Uncompahgre Calderas, Lake City Caldera, Eureka Graben, San Juan Volcanic Field, San Juan Depression
Host Rock: Quartz Latite
Tectonic Structure: Central Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| β 'Chlorite Group' |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Plains DomainDomain
USA
- San Juan MountainsMountain Range
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